#CantStop #WontStop loving that cool scandinavian style, though. I mean, the folks showcased on Nordic Bliss will black-outline a botanical print or hang jewelry on a pair of antlers like it's their job.

My Friend's House is like going with your mom to visit that cool friend of hers who always wears something with fringe and has the most random things on her bottom shelf because she doesn't usually have kids over and seems like she would totally give you a sip of wine with dinner if you lived with her over the summer. It's all color and vibrancy and good humor and a little bit inappropriate, a little bit intriguing.

Get in there and get wild.

Then hop on over to visit the lovely abode of Aphro Chic, where house tours are a main feature, but the design is everywhere.

Sit down for interviews with urban homeowners to talk about what drives their unique designs -- and how they blend traditional and modern cultural mish-mash styles to make their homes gorgeous.

Then last, but hardly least (and no self-respecting hastily-written blog post would omit) -- a visit to The Inspired Room.

Equal parts tutorial and inspirational, this is the quintessential décor blog. Look at it, learn from it, and if you don't love it, keep your shitty-ass opinions to yourself. Got it? Cool.

Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Well, I think we can all agree that telling you beautiful people we're 'finally reliable bloggers' is a bad idea. It only brings misery and neglect. Kind of like that time Tex got all noble and left me at the mercy of Dead Rise and Full House reruns.

A labor of hate, Herculean in its magnitude, Full House Reviewed is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: every episode of Full House reviewed in order. By a man who hates the show. It's hysterical, it's eye-opening (seriously, how did I fail to notice that Michelle is a tiny little dictator?), and it's well worth your time. The best news is that the fun doesn't have to stop once you're finished with the Full House recaps because Billy Superstar is still at it with Saved By the Bell Reviewed - same great entertainment, half the hate.

All that Full House talk got you jonesing for a Tanner family marathon? Totally understandable. Unfortunately, I have no idea where you can find it. But CanIStream.it does.

Continuing with our (accidental) theme of self-explanatory site names, Can I Stream (it) will tell you if and where every tv show and movie you can think of is streaming right now. The show you want isn't available for streaming? No worries. You can have Can I Stream (it) notify you when it is. And don't fret, they have an app. Because your awesome taste in movies should be as mobile as you are.

The ultimate in procrastination sites, Wait But Why is the brain child of two friends, one of whom does an immense amount of research on whatever interests him and the other of whom panics quietly when he realizes he has no control over what his friend writes. It's a model we're pretty comfortable with here at TCKiT so we like to think of WbW as our wiser, younger, much more successful brother, who maybe pretends he doesn't know us. From explaining why sports fans are sports fans to breaking down how to beat procrastination (full disclosure: I haven't gotten around to reading that one yet) WbW is interesting and relatable in the extreme.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Well, children, it's been a while. Tex has been very busy wearing black-rimmed glasses, frowning at powerpoint slides in mostly-white rooms, and buying lots of economy fare tickets to San Francisco (these activities are collectively and laughably known as "founding a startup"). But that's all settled now. The lawyers have gone home and Tex can dedicate her full attention to you, Cutty darling.

An offensively beautiful collection of clothes you'd probably look ridiculous wearing (what are those puffy coats even made of?!), it's nonetheless aesthetic inspiration for the city-chic chick. If nothing else, it will remind you to keep your eyebrows plucked.

So with our wardrobe in order, we'll traipse along to visit Sarah, an old friend of Mummy's whose love letter to the world at large is Note to Self.

Beautiful clothes, beautiful notes, beautiful desks, and beautifully simple aesthetic curations. Oh, and Mummy went to prep school with her. Because of courseMummy went to prep school with her.

That done, we'll hop back across the pond to spend a little time with our favorite small-island girl at The Londoner.

Rosie's charm can be read from all the way across the Atlantic, and although her sweetness is sometimes a bit cloying, it -- like a good sticky toffee pudding -- never loses its charm. Follow Rosie's adventures exploring food, fashion, and all manner of other events in London; her travels abroad (she's currently in Phuket, if I recall); and her delightful days in the countryside with uncommonly handsome men of excellent standing.

Amy's always been an incredible delight and a light to our lives -- and her newest venture is cotton-candy fun to read. Soak in some celebrity gossip, do a bit of shopping, read up on how best to wash your hair and curl your eyelashes, and generally tumble around in a happy little sphere of techno-beautification. Yum.

And with that, dear readers, Tex and Coda must leave you. For we have promises to keep, and miles (read: bottles) to go (read: drink) before we sleep (read: drink). And miles to go before we sleep.

Monday, January 28, 2013

Ladies. Gentlemen. Penguins of the Academy. I want to
apologize to all of you. Coda and I have failed. We have. We’ve failed you. No,
no, we have. We’ve failed you. Don’t interrupt! I said we’ve fucking failed
you. Because we had forgotten, in our infinite wisdom, to introduce you to our
newest round of Tex’s Truck Stop Drinks.

Now I know what you’re thinking: No, we don’t want any more
drinks! What do you mean, 'truck stop?’ Who are you guys? How did you
get in my house?

But those questions aren’t important. What is important?
America. Freedom. Liberty. Respect. And the Ray Lewis Locker Room Reacharound.

In honor of the fact that the Ravens will now ascend to
their rightful place at the throne of the NFL (I don’t know how football
works)…Fuck it. I’m done. I’m drunk. Coda is taking over now.

The above was dictated and not read. Because some of us are
a little bit wasted right now. Coda
here, I’ll be taking over now.

Step three: pour in a little Perrier (lemon flavor
recommended, not required). If you’re fancy like that and need some sort of
ratio metric, try 1 measure of Perrier for every 2 of grape juice. Honestly,
though, this drink is really about step four.

Tequila. Help yourself to some tequila. Because no matter
how much Perrier you used, this still won’t taste like anything as much as it
tastes like grape tequila. You’re welcome.

(Note from Tex: you can skip the Perrier if you want, but
then it’s just a Ray Lewis Reacharound. No locker room for you. )

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Sunday, November 4, 2012

As you've undoubtedly gathered by this time, 2012 is an election year. And not even one of those total nonentity midterm election years.* It's a biggie. The Oval Office is up for grabs. In two days. So I've put together an extensive, if not comprehensive, post to help you navigate (and enjoy) the 2012 general elections. Be you decided in your choice or not.*Totally kidding. All elections are important. But...you know...if you have to choose...don't be apathetic now.

Now Tex and I are admittedly a bit biased, but since we accept that not everyone has the same opinions we do, I'd like to direct your attention to I Side With.

Fact checkers have generally earned their reputation for letting personal biases seep into their work. It's an understandable temptation. And it's what makes Glenn Kessler of the Washington Post such a rare find. As the Post's Fact Checker he's shown remarkable impartiality and is my go-to resource for the truth in all things political. As you can imagine, I've found him even more valuable during this seemingly interminable election season.

Kessler fact checks just about everything that happens on and around the Hill, which makes it especially helpful that he and his staff have separated out their posts on the 2012 election so you can shift through the various shades of rhetorical grey before voting. If you don't have time to sort through the myriad posts this election has generated, check the Cliff's Notes version: The Biggest Pinocchios of Election 2012. Then test your own knowledge of the issues with the Presidential Election Fact Checker Quiz.

Now we at TCKiT know just as well as anyone that an election can be fun even when it's serious, and this election has certainly spawned more than its fair share of mirth. From The Onion's increased coverage of our distinguished Vice President Biden to the recent spate of binder reviews on Amazon the Internets have never enjoyed an election more. Let's join them, shall we?

From a truly inspired collection of Halloween costumes to memes and photographs, Binders Full of Women successfully lampoons Romney's infamous affirmative action soundbite from the second debate.

Speaking of professional missteps, someone really ought to have talked Paul Ryan out of that awkward workout-inspired photo shoot for Time. Thankfully they didn't. And now both sides of the ideological aisle are taking advantage of this magnificent source material.

Pairing photos from the campaign trail with expertly selected quotations from Arrested Development, this site's commitment to nonpartisan ridicule is admirable in such a politically polarized atmosphere. Not only does it bring some much needed levity to an increasingly nasty election, this tumblr has the added benefit of getting everyone (even more) excited for the long-awaited return of Arrested Development. Who could ask for anything more?

All laughing aside, I know there there are a lot of emotional issues that play into this, and every, election. It can't all be cold, hard facts. Be your cause célèbre health care, taxes, employment, transparency, the economy, Iraq and Afghanistan, or marriage equality feeling can be a lot more compelling than stats when you get to the voting booth. Since that's the case, I just ask that you consider all sides of a question before doing your civic duty on Tuesday.

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- John Waters